Urban Poly Princess

I thought I solved my Christmas light dilemma until this row decided to go out on me. That's NOT going to work when my brother and his family come over so I bought 3 boxes of mini-white Christmas lights. I'm going to do what Mike said to do in the first place. I'm going to take off my decorations, and the lights I bought. When that's done I'm cutting the old lights off then stringing what I have. I hope the 5 boxes of 100 mini lights each will be enough. If it's not I know where to go to get more. This is still a better solution than getting a new tree.

This is what I get to do. At least everything else is decorated. I still need a nativity scene but not enough to actively look for one. I plan to look right AFTER Christmas for next year. I'm going to buy some rice, nori and green onions to make half of the chicken I bought into Kalbi. The other half I'm turning into Katsu. That'll take care of my Hawaiian cravings. If I just make it all the time I won't spend money at Mo Bettah Steaks.

I think I just need to find out how much the bulk shrimp is at Sam's club and get it with chicken each month and keep that supplied. It'll cut down on my food expenses. If I can get to the point that I just eat out twice a month NOT at any fast food place I'll be doing good. Another one of my goals!!! I need to make some steamed pot stickers too. I have a great steamer at home. David told Sarah her pot stickers were the best-yeah he never had mine!!! I need to make either pot stickers or egg rolls for Christmas. I think egg rolls are going to be it. My menu that is forming in my head-egg rolls, honey-glazed cashew shrimp, some sort of pork or beef roast, garlic-infused mashed potatoes, gravy, rolls, cranberry celebration from Smith's I almost bought some last night but I didn't want to spend 3.99 on that small little container-BUT-it's sooo good!!! I think I'll make some spam fried rice too. Then I'll have my Asian influence plus normal Christmas food. I think I'll order a cheesecake from Angie's and get a chocolate silk pie from Village Inn. Those pumpkin cheesecake rolls are good too. I'm going to try Josh's idea of getting rolls from Golden Corral too.

I want to make one of those gingerbread or rice krispy candy houses I've seen on Pintrest. I know the younger kids would enjoy eating it. I need to buy or make cookies too, What's Christmas without cookies. I make the best white chocolate chip macadamia nut cookies. I haven't made them in about 2 years. Now I'm thinking I should make popcorn balls too.

I'm NOT buying a ham OR turkey-that was Thanksgiving-this is Christmas. Lamb is yummy. They have a lamb farm that sells fresh butchered lamb and wool in newton. I'm not going to be that adventurous-fresh lamb is probably delicious BUT no not just yet. I want to perfect what I enjoy eating first. Thanks to living in Tonga it doesn't freak me out to eat lamb. My grandmother would always serve a Chinese marinated duck at Christmas. Despite her doing that EVERY year I still couldn't eat it. She always provided an extra one for us to take home. My dad wouldn't even eat it and his village is known for eating horse. So my mother would eat the duck by herself every year.

I have that musical Christmas program. I can mail it to George and have Noelani bring and play her keyboard. We can do that, take pictures at the tabernacle and temple if the gates are open AND see a movie. I think that's enough Christmas activities.